" In light of Ignatius' 'Two Standards' and 'The Mystries Done From The Garden To The House Of Annas', at any moment we can be Judas or Peter, a Christian life can be a fine line."

Saturday, October 20, 2012

The Message Was In Latin At The Al Smith Diner

Who had the best lines of the night? Well, Romney got the bigger
laughs, though some critiqued him for being too pointed. The governor’s
best line? His comment that he was happy to be able to relax and wear
the kinds of clothes that he and his wife wore at home every night:
i.e., white tie and tails and an evening gown. Obama gave as good as he
got, and flashed his famous smile at the governor as he spoke. His best
line? He told the audience that he was happy to be back in New York,
where he spent the day on Fifth Avenue shopping in stores. Beat. Gov.
Romney, he said, spent the day shopping for stores. Frankly though, I was unprepared for how moving Cardinal Dolan’s final
benediction was. The cardinal had flown in just that night from the
Synod in Rome, and was due to fly to Syria as part of the papal mission
of cardinals there. He joked that the Holy Father had confided in him a
message for the two candidates, but he had no idea what that was, since
it was in Latin.

Link (here) to full post of Fr. James Martin, S.J. at America Magazine

About Me

I am not a Jesuit, nor am I a cleric. I spent about 5 years under the spiritual direction of a Jesuit, 3 of those years in a weekly directed retreat in everyday life. The profound impact that the Society and the Excercises had upon my life, resulted in me, trying to deal with that impact in some way by sharing my view of Jesus Christ with others. My intention is to pull together Jesuitical and Catholic subjects that interest me. I was born on the feast day of St. Paul Miki, S.J.. I am the father of three small children and an infant, I am married to a great wife.